Cyber Talks

In this episode, we explore Michael Smith's journey from an Air Force IT Manager to VP of Infrastructure and Operations at Trinity Industries, Inc., highlighting his pivotal roles and the cybersecurity landscape within the architecture, engineering, and construction sectors. Michael shares insights on outsourcing cybersecurity teams, the strategic decision-making behind these choices, the evol...

Given the macroeconomic climate, security leaders are constantly tasked to do more with less – you’re being asked to take on more responsibility and protect your organizations against increasing cyber threats while balancing evolving regulatory frameworks and third-party vendor risk management. In this episode, Tia Hopkins, Chief Cyber Resilience Officer at eSentire, and Greg Crowley, Chief Inform...

Whether you're on the football field or on the cybersecurity battlefield, being resilient means being able to bounce back stronger after a setback. On the field, it's about how quickly your team is able to adapt to a bad start or a late-game deficit to take the win. In cybersecurity, it's about how your organization can anticipate, withstand, and recover from even the most sophisticate...

The role of any security leader – be it the CISO, CIO, VP Security, or even Director of Security, is that of a grandmaster in chess. Every move in the first phase sets the tone for the game, and the world of cybersecurity is no different. As a new security leader, your first 90 days can either establish a robust defense against cyber threats or leave your company vulnerable to myriad of threats. I...

Modern threat response requires the ability to collect unstructured data from disparate sources associated with attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and operationalize global protections – all in a timely manner. Unfortunately, many in-house security teams don't have the bandwidth or expertise to perform proactive threat hunting, conduct original threat research, and develop or...

The cybersecurity industry is facing a massive talent shortage. In fact, Cybersecurity Ventures has predicted that there will be 3.5 million unfilled positions in cybersecurity by 2025. As cyber threats continue to rise in number and complexity, security leaders are stretching their employees and resources thin to defend their organizations against these advanced threats and build cyber resilience...

Private Equity (PE) firms and their portfolio companies are finding themselves, and their assets, in the crosshairs of motivated and well-equipped cybercriminals with increasing frequency. However, many PE firms may struggle with having the right threat detection and response capabilities in place to stop a critical cyberattack from impacting their business operations. On the other hand, many port...

John Moretti, Principal Solutions Architect, and Mike Sci, Senior Channel Solutions Architect, have become the go-tos when our channel partners have questions or need advice.  In this Office Hours episode, John and Mike answer some of the most common questions e3 Ecosystem partners have when it comes to Managed Detection and Response (MDR) versus Extended Detection and Response (XDR). Topics...

Most organizations fall victim to cyberattacks because business leaders don’t understand the risk. They don’t see their business as a target, they deny the threat, or believe technology alone can prevent any cyberattack. This cyber-cognitive dissonance creates significant challenges for CISOs who must quantify risk and prioritize resources to protect what matters most. In this fireside conversatio...

Tia Hopkins, eSentire's Field CTO and Chief Cyber Risk Strategist, is no stranger to security leaders asking her for advice. In this Office Hours episode, she answers some of the most common questions security leaders have.  Topics include: how organizations should differentiate between MDR service providers, why compliance-driven security programs aren't always the best option, how security...